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Last Saturday, as thousands of students turned out for the Mifflin Street Block Party, Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, celebrated his 85th birthday. The longest-serving state legislator in the nation, Risser recently announced he will again seek re- election. He sat down with The Badger Herald to reflect on the past session and the more than half-century he has spent in the Legislature. The Badger Herald: Why have you remained in the Senate and why have you decided to run again? Fred Risser: There was a time when I thought about moving up the ladder. … That period is passed. That’s fine when you’re younger. You don’t go to Congress when you’re 80; you have to build up seniority. You don’t run for statewide at that age either. But you can stay in the Legislature as long as you’re healthy and motivated. And you know, there are lots of age categories, not only chronological age, but the age of maturity, the physical age. You’ve got the mental age, you’ve got the age of interest. And I am still motivated; I know what I’m doing, I enjoy it and I feel like I can make a difference. BH: How do you view the voter ID law? Do you think challenges should be dealt with in the courts, or should the Legislature step in? © 2012 BADGER HERALD THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1969 www.badgerherald.com Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Volume XLIII, Issue 139 Students aim to launch businesses INSIDE NEWS | 4 Campus resources allow students to be entrepreneurs as undergraduates. Barrett best choice in recall primary OPINION | 6 The Editorial Board weighs in on the Democratic primary candidates. Faculty weigh HR plan Bob Lavigna, Human Resources director, presented recommendations from university work groups on the Human Resources Design Project. One of the more controversial provisions which sparked debate among faculty senators was a provision that would create a greater link between pay and performance, a “market based” approach for University of Wisconsin staff. Andy Fate The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin faculty members debated recommendations to revise the campus human resources system in their last meeting of the academic year Monday, including a controversial provision that would eliminate bargaining rights for certain positions. Bob Lavigna, UW director of human resources and one of the leaders of the Human Resources Design Project, presented the initial recommendations of the project’s seven work teams, adding each would increase the university’s value and efficiency. He also addressed one of the more controversial recommendations by the team on employee categories which suggests combining UW academic staff and classified staff under the same title. If implemented, the recommendation would have implications for collective bargaining and governance, Lavigna said. “The team is considering whether or not they will revise their recommendation, and we are all sort of breathlessly awaiting the team’s decision,” Lavigna said. Noah Feinstein, an assistant professor in the School of Education, asked Lavigna to provide more of the evidence that supported the recommendations. Lavigna added each of the teams heard from campus forums in an effort to represent a range of the campus community. UW English professor Cyrena Pondrom also questioned Lavigna on the effects of eliminating important distinctions between university staff members. “I think you set up a potentially dangerous situation for academic staff,” Pondrom said. “To obliterate the difference between a research scientist and a custodian is not, I think, a very good idea.” In an Academic Staff Executive Committee report released at the end of April, members said combining the two categories would result in classified employees losing their collective bargaining rights. Lavigna said while the recommendation is controversial, the team will continue to hear from the campus on the issue and may potentially change its recommendation. Other recommended changes include restructuring the university’s compensation system in a more market- based approach with a greater emphasis on performance. Lavigna said this change would allow UW to be more competitive and flexible in efforts to attract talent to campus. “In some sense, we already have a market- based approach; it’s just ad hoc,” Lavigna said. “This team is recommending we take a systematic approach in understanding what our markets are for different positions.” With the recommendation for a greater link between pay and performance, he said UW should also ensure performance reviews will be fair, objective and transparent. He added setting performance RISSER, page 2 Risser reflects on longtime career Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, is the state’s longest-serving legislator. He also recently announced he would again seek reelection. Risser said he does regret leaving the state to delay a collective bargaining vote. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor FACULTY, page 5 Disorderly conduct among most cited in downtown bars Several popular campus bars in the downtown area had a total of 242 citations issued on their premises between February 2011-12, with most of the overall citations involving underage people in a bar and disorderly conduct, and with two of these bars having a high concentration of citations issued to patrons, according to documents obtained by The Badger Herald. Red Shed, State Street Brats, Wando’s Bar, Osaka House, City Bar, Vintage Spirits & Grill, Johnny O’s Restaurant and Bar, Whiskey Jack’s Saloon, Hawk’s, Kollege Klub Bar, Brothers Bar & Grill, Logan’s Madtown and Chaser’s Bar and Grille had a collective total of 242 citations given out at the bars from February 2011 to February 2012, according to the citations obtained from the Madison Police Department. Logan’s lead in total number of citations with 63, and Whiskey Jack’s Saloon was the second highest with 49 citations. Osaka House, City Bar, and Brothers were the three taverns with the fewest citations, having one, two and two respectively. Of the various kinds of citations issued at the taverns, the most common were underage persons inside a licensed premise with a total of 67 citations and disorderly conduct with a total of 55, according to the documents. Sgt. Tony Fiore, supervisor of the Community Policing Team, said a majority of calls his team gets from the bars are for fights, which result in a large number of disorderly conduct citations. He added his team stresses the importance of the bars calling the police when these situations arise, despite what they think the consequences might be. “If the bars are calling us for a disturbance or fight usually disorderly conduct is the catch-all,” Fiore said. “Bars have been hesitant to call us on something that didn’t result in a big incident because they fear that we see that as their fault. … If we’re seeing more [disorderly conduct citations] the bars are doing a good job in a sense that they’re calling us when these incidents are happening.” Kelly Van Ermen, a manager of State Street Brats, also said while underage drinking is a major problem, fights and disorderly behavior among bar-goers is one of the biggest problems a bar faces. “When a patron gets far too intoxicated and won’t leave or starts to cause problems is when most calls to the police have to be made,” Van Ermen said. “Mainly when a patron refuses to leave after being asked.” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said one of the most important factors in the number of bar citations issued is the staffing level of the Community Policing GOP outpacing Dems in campaign spending With the recall election for the governor’s seat still a month away, campaign spending for the race has already surpassed the most expensive elections in the state’s history. Mike McCabe, executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group, said he believes this will continue to be a record- breaking year. “The election in 2010 was the most expensive to date with $37.4 million spent.” McCabe said. “This recall election has spent $42 million before the primary. We are expecting anywhere from $60-$80 million spent by the end, doubling the previous record.” McCabe said he had never seen this level of out- of-state money come into a Wisconsin election. He said a noticeable amount used to be 10 percent from out- of-state where as Walker’s campaign reports show 60 percent of individual donations from outside Wisconsin, totaling $13.7 million. The Democratic candidates out-of-state funding is less than Walker’s, with Falk’s campaign raising 46 percent from out-of-state and Barrett with 13 percent coming from out-of-state. Tom Evenson, a spokesperson for the Walker campaign, said the amount of money raised is a testament to Walker’s vision. “This is clearly an issue that the state and the nation care very deeply about,” Evenson said. “We wouldn’t have to raise a dime is the Democrats had not forced this recall election on Walker’s successful reforms.” McCabe said he believes that most of the money spent by both sides will be wasted because the state has had enough time to make their mind up about how they feel towards Walker. “Most of the $80 million spent in the election will be on TV ads.” McCabe said. “But at this point I Jacob Kaczmarowski Herald Contributor BARS, page 5 SPENDING, page 2 Expert projects expenditures on election could reach $80M, could double state’s previous record Lauren Tubbs Reporter Citations by bar MPD issued 242 citations at 13 downtown bars between Feb. 2011 and Feb. 2012. 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Last Saturday, as thousands of students turned out for the Mifflin Street Block Party, Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, celebrated his 85th birthday.

The longest-serving state legislator in the nation, Risser recently announced he will again seek re-election. He sat down with The Badger Herald to refl ect on the past session and the more than half-century he has spent in the Legislature.

The Badger Herald: Why have you remained in the Senate and why have you decided to run again?

Fred Risser: There was a time when I thought about moving up the ladder. … That period is passed. That’s

fine when you’re younger. You don’t go to Congress when you’re 80; you have to build up seniority. You don’t run for statewide at that age either. But you can stay in the Legislature as long as you’re healthy and motivated.

And you know, there are lots of age categories, not only chronological age, but the age of maturity, the physical age. You’ve got the mental age, you’ve got the age of interest. And I am still motivated; I know what I’m doing, I enjoy it and I feel like I can make a difference.

BH: How do you view the voter ID law? Do you think challenges should be dealt with in the courts, or should the Legislature step in?

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NEWS | 4

Campus resources allow students to be entrepreneurs as undergraduates.

Barrett best choice in recall primary

OPINION | 6

The Editorial Board weighs in on the Democratic primary candidates.

Faculty weigh HR planBob Lavigna, Human Resources director, presented recommendations from university work groups on the Human Resources Design Project. One of the more controversial provisions which sparked debate among faculty senators was a provision that would create a greater link between pay and performance, a “market based” approach for University of Wisconsin staff.

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin faculty members debated recommendations to revise the campus human resources system in their last meeting of the academic year Monday, including a controversial provision that would eliminate bargaining rights for certain positions.

Bob Lavigna, UW director of human resources and one of the leaders of the Human Resources Design Project, presented the initial recommendations of the project’s seven work teams, adding each would increase the university’s value and efficiency.

He also addressed one of the more controversial recommendations by the team on employee categories which

suggests combining UW academic staff and classified staff under the same title. If implemented, the recommendation would have implications for collective bargaining and governance, Lavigna said.

“The team is considering whether or not they will revise their recommendation, and we are all sort of breathlessly awaiting the team’s decision,” Lavigna said.

Noah Feinstein, an assistant professor in the School of Education, asked Lavigna to provide more of the evidence that supported the recommendations. Lavigna added each of the teams heard from campus forums in an effort to represent a range of the campus community.

UW English professor Cyrena Pondrom also

questioned Lavigna on the effects of eliminating important distinctions between university staff members.

“I think you set up a potentially dangerous situation for academic staff,” Pondrom said. “To obliterate the difference between a research scientist and a custodian is not, I think, a very good idea.”

In an Academic Staff Executive Committee report released at the end of April, members said combining the two categories would result in classified employees losing their collective bargaining rights.

Lavigna said while the recommendation is controversial, the team will continue to hear from the campus on the issue and may potentially change its recommendation.

Other recommended changes include

restructuring the university’s compensation system in a more market-based approach with a greater emphasis on performance. Lavigna said this change would allow UW to be more competitive and flexible in efforts to attract talent to campus.

“In some sense, we already have a market-based approach; it’s just ad hoc,” Lavigna said. “This team is recommending we take a systematic approach in understanding what our markets are for different positions.”

With the recommendation for a greater link between pay and performance, he said UW should also ensure performance reviews will be fair, objective and transparent. He added setting performance

RISSER, page 2

Risser reflects on longtime careerSean KirkbyState Politics Editor

Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, is the state’s longest-serving legislator. He also recently announced he would again seek reelection. Risser said he does regret leaving the state to delay a collective bargaining vote.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Jackie AllenCampus Life Editor

FACULTY, page 5

Disorderly conduct among most cited in downtown bars

Several popular campus bars in the downtown area had a total of 242 citations issued on their premises between February 2011-12, with most of the overall citations involving underage people in a bar and disorderly conduct, and with two of these bars having a high concentration of citations issued to patrons, according to documents obtained by The Badger Herald.

Red Shed, State Street Brats, Wando’s Bar, Osaka House, City Bar, Vintage Spirits & Grill, Johnny

O’s Restaurant and Bar, Whiskey Jack’s Saloon, Hawk’s, Kollege Klub Bar, Brothers Bar & Grill, Logan’s Madtown and Chaser’s Bar and Grille had a collective total of 242 citations given out at the bars from February 2011 to February 2012, according to the citations obtained from the Madison Police Department.

Logan’s lead in total number of citations with 63, and Whiskey Jack’s Saloon was the second highest with 49 citations. Osaka House, City Bar, and Brothers were the three taverns with the fewest citations, having one, two and two

respectively.Of the various kinds

of citations issued at the taverns, the most common were underage persons inside a licensed premise with a total of 67 citations and disorderly conduct with a total of 55, according to the documents.

Sgt. Tony Fiore, supervisor of the Community Policing Team, said a majority of calls his team gets from the bars are for fights, which result in a large number of disorderly conduct citations. He added his team stresses the importance of the bars calling the police when these situations arise,

despite what they think the consequences might be.

“If the bars are calling us for a disturbance or fight usually disorderly conduct is the catch-all,” Fiore said. “Bars have been hesitant to call us on something that didn’t result in a big incident because they fear that we see that as their fault. … If we’re seeing more [disorderly conduct citations] the bars are doing a good job in a sense that they’re calling us when these incidents are happening.”

Kelly Van Ermen, a manager of State Street Brats, also said while underage drinking is a

major problem, fights and disorderly behavior among bar-goers is one of the biggest problems a bar faces.

“When a patron gets far too intoxicated and won’t leave or starts to cause problems is when most calls to the police have to be made,” Van Ermen said. “Mainly when a patron refuses to leave after being asked.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said one of the most important factors in the number of bar citations issued is the staffing level of the Community Policing

GOP outpacing Dems in campaign spending

With the recall election for the governor’s seat still a month away, campaign spending for the race has already surpassed the most expensive elections in the state’s history.

Mike McCabe, executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group,

said he believes this will continue to be a record- breaking year.

“The election in 2010 was the most expensive to date with $37.4 million spent.” McCabe said. “This recall election has spent $42 million before the primary. We are expecting anywhere from $60-$80 million spent by the end, doubling the previous record.”

McCabe said he had never seen this level of out-

of-state money come into a Wisconsin election. He said a noticeable amount used to be 10 percent from out-of-state where as Walker’s campaign reports show 60 percent of individual donations from outside Wisconsin, totaling $13.7 million.

The Democratic candidates out-of-state funding is less than Walker’s, with Falk’s campaign raising 46 percent from out-of-state

and Barrett with 13 percent coming from out-of-state.

Tom Evenson, a spokesperson for the Walker campaign, said the amount of money raised is a testament to Walker’s vision.

“This is clearly an issue that the state and the nation care very deeply about,” Evenson said. “We wouldn’t have to raise a dime is the Democrats had not forced this recall election

on Walker’s successful reforms.”

McCabe said he believes that most of the money spent by both sides will be wasted because the state has had enough time to make their mind up about how they feel towards Walker.

“Most of the $80 million spent in the election will be on TV ads.” McCabe said. “But at this point I

Jacob KaczmarowskiHerald Contributor

BARS, page 5

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Expert projects expenditures on election could reach $80M, could double state’s previous record

Lauren TubbsReporter

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BH: What was it like at the Capitol during the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War?

FR: I remember the fair housing issues. It was a very, very hot issue in the state. And we had some rough legislative battles. … I can remember the debates, the people saying, “I have a piece of rental property, and I have a right to rent to whom I want to rent to. If I don’t want to rent to a black person, I won’t rent to a black person.”

The other side said, “Now wait a minute. Anyone who can meet certain qualifications should have an opportunity to rent.” If they keep up the apartment or pay the rent, it shouldn’t make a difference what their sexual orientation was,

what their color was.It was a tough, tight

vote. Finally we came out with a fair housing bill, but I can remember some of my Democratic colleagues from Milwaukee viciously opposing that. It was not a party idea. We had Democrats and Republicans supporting it and Democrats and Republicans opposing it.

[During the] Vietnam War, the students circled the Capitol and set up tents out on the Capitol grounds. They had the National Guard in here, protecting the Capitol. … Some of [the legislators] had to be ushered through the crowds to get into the Capitol.

Both of those episodes, quite frankly, were maybe more emotional than the current episode, which is the most emotional right now, the pro/anti-[Gov.

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Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, a member of the city’s Plan Commission, said two other groups have already met proposed student housing plans for West Dayton Street and Randall Court with support. The plans will go before Council for fi nal approval.

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

A student housing development in the south campus area and a downtown apartment plan garnered city approval after a meeting Monday.

A proposal by Randy Bruce of Knothe & Bruce Architects and James Stoppel of Madison Property Management brought their plan for a nine-story development at West Dayton Street and Randall Court to a Plan Commission meeting. The building plan includes eight residential floors and a ninth rooftop floor with a common area for residents, Bruce said.

Additionally, he said there would be an appropriate level of underground parking to support the student housing, one bike stall for every bedroom on the development, both on-site and in the underground parking area and over 35 moped parking spots.

“We’re learning as we do more of this student-oriented housing,” Bruce said. “Jim Stoppel has a great

track record with student housing, and I think it will be a great addition to the neighborhood.”

City staff requested a drop-off point for the building on West Dayton, and the developers met with staff last Thursday to discuss putting the the point on the west side of the building, slightly away from the front door.

Stoppel said the move-in and move-out dates for students would take place Aug. 14-16, as typically happens with MPM’s properties, and the underground parking space would provide ample room for residents moving large furniture.

Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, who also sits on Urban Design Commission and Landmarks Commission, said the project passed both with high approval.

“We did discuss the inconsistencies [in building height compared to its neighbors], but we thought the amenities and the way the building was turned … compensated for that,”

Adrianna ViswanathaCity Hall Editor

Rummel said. “At Landmarks we respected the way they treated their next-door neighbor on a historic property.”

Another apartment proposal in the Bassett neighborhood was also presented to the Commission by Urban Land Interests project developer Christopher Schramm.

The proposal for Lorillard Court and Proudfit Street was designed after touring some of the “best and newest” apartments in Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee, Schramm said.

“[All of these apartments] had common characteristics,”

Schramm said. “Every one of them was very sustainable, pet friendly, bike friendly and very design-oriented both inside and out, which will appeal to a renter with a strong sense of design looking for something more contemporary.”

Schramm said the development would consist of 116 units total, 135 covered parking stalls, a courtyard, roof deck, fitness room, community room and bike racks for a total of investment of $20 million.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, called the proposal “really exciting,” saying the contemporary design

was initially shocking, but ultimately gained the support of many city offi cials.

“I live a stone’s throw personally from these parcels and will be watching the development go up outside my windows, and I’m looking forward to that,” Verveer said.

Schramm said the project developers intend to create a place people want to come home to after work. He said they worked extensively with the neighborhood and the city early on to get their plan out there as soon as possible.

The plans will continue to the next City Council meeting on May 15 for final approval.

New SSFC leadership urges open dialogues

New members of the University of Wisconsin student fee allocation committee elected their incoming leaders in last night’s meeting.

Members unanimously approved former Student Services Finance Committee Secretary Ellie Bruecker to be the next chair. She ran unopposed for the position.

As chair, Bruecker said she will work with both student organizations on campus and other members of the Associated Students of Madison to improve communication between

the two. She added she thinks a source of many of the issues in the past year has been infighting between Student Council and SSFC.

“The decisions of SSFC are to be defended, and I will take that role very seriously,” Bruecker said. “I feel that I am well prepared for this position, and I can assure you my commitment to this organization and this body is unwavering.”

Rep. Joe Vanden Avond was also voted to be the next SSFC Vice Chair by a vote of 10 to 3. Rep. Jonathan Harris, who is new to SSFC this semester, was also unanimously approved to be the body’s secretary.

Outgoing SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart endorsed Bruecker, as well as Vanden Avond and Harris. She said she has worked with Bruecker extensively in preparing for her to be SSFC Chair and is well qualifi ed for the position.

Neibart added Vanden Avond has worked to fill many of the vice chair’s responsibilities over the last semester. Vanden Avond, who ran against Rep. David Vines for the position of Vice Chair, said he aimed to keep a cool head despite unnerving situations.

“What I would offer more than anything is a pretty level-headed approach,” Vanden Avond said. “I keep

things in perspective… and I just think that’s something that’s pretty valuable if you’ve got people in a room when tensions are pretty high.”

Vines said he wanted to work on improving communication between SSFC and student groups to ensure the two organizations are reducing potential problems. While he thought the last session of SSFC worked well, he said there was a lack of outreach that could be increased during the next session.

Harrison, who ran uncontested to be the SSFC Secretary, said he was interested in the position after working as an

ASM intern last semester to improve student involvement on student government committees.

“I like to listen, I like to talk and anything you guys need I will always be there to do,” Harris said.

Student Council Rep. Niko Magallon also spoke in open forum on the function of SSFC itself. He said previous SSFC chairs have been promoting the idea that their position is equal to that of the ASM chair, although SSFC’s role is to recommend fee allocations to the Student Council.

However, Rep. Ronald Crandall pointed out SSFC’s veto power of Student Council decisions.

Jackie AllenCampus Life Reporter

FR: The Legislature ought to take care of it, obviously. But if the Legislature won’t do it, we can try to let the courts do it. If it gets up to the Supreme Court we’re going to lose because the Supreme Court currently

is divided four to three against the public, in my opinion.

This is a Republican idea to try to reduce the voters of those who might not vote their way. Looking at the last election, more students voted for [President Barack] Obama than they did for Republicans. So this is just a device to try and win elections through voter suppression.

It’s outrageous. … It’s really our responsibility, and we ought to change it. And it’s the public who changes representatives

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Scott] Walker, the pro/anti-collective bargaining. Right now, we feel this is the big issue, but Vietnam was a hot issue, and the emotions ran much harder. I think they were higher. I mean the emotions are high now, but they ran awful high then.

And fair housing was a very personal thing to a lot of people. But, we go through these stages. And right now the big issue is the reactionary activity of the current Legislature and the current governor, as far as I’m concerned.

think the people will not be influenced. Most people have made up their minds

about Walker. They either like him or they don’t. This does not happen often in elections, where so many people already have such

fi rm opinions.”The primary for all six

recall elections are today and the general election is on June 5.

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Programs foster entrepreneurship in student life

Most University of Wisconsin students view education as their ticket into the job market, with a career beginning just after they obtain their degree. But others are choosing to get a head-start on life outside of college by taking advantage of opportunities found on campus — by becoming student entrepreneurs.

“We’re definitely seeing growth in the student interest. That interest is coming from all over campus; its not just coming from one department or school,” Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship Director Dan Olszewski said.

Starting a Startup

Madison has traditionally been a source of startups, especially in the life sciences, because of the strength of the university’s research in the field, Olszewski said. Now, the trend appears to be more toward Information Technology and Internet-based companies.

For students who are investigating their initial ideas, an initial option is to enroll in the Entrepreneurs’

Resource Clinic, Allen Dines, the clinic’s assistant director of corporate relations, said. An offshoot of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the clinic focuses on providing students with legal advice, prototype assistance, mentoring and obtaining property to house their business. Any student is eligible to submit their idea.

Competitions held at UW, such as the Burrill Competition, Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Capital Entrepreneurs have dramatically increased in number and popularity. Only two such competitions existed five years ago, according to Dines, and many have been introduced in the past two to three years.

In explaining the importance of student-run businesses, Dines said the economy played a signifi cant factor, as many students are attracted to the idea of do-it-yourself careers.

“The rap is that from about the time you are about 21 or 22 to the time you are 35, you will work for 15 companies. People don’t work for the same company for 30 years and then retire,” Dines said.

Olszewski agreed: “To control your destiny,

entrepreneurship is a pathway.”

An Education in Entrepreneurship

New to the UW this year, students can now earn a certificate in entrepreneurship. Available to both undergraduate and graduate students outside the business school, over a hundred students signed up for the program in its first few months, Olszewski said.

According to Olszewski, the most successful students see what the market needs, often something they themselves would use.

“It could be a game they see as fun. They are able to start with a pretty clear idea and have the solution,” he said.

Students can also begin their entrepreneurial education in one of the university’s residential learning communities. Faculty Director Chad Navis said the program was less about helping students develop a specific business plan and more geared toward honing the skills necessary to be an entrepreneur on campus.

On the second floor of Sellery Hall, the Entrepreneurial Residential

Learning Community helps its 64 freshmen residents develop their ideas into achievable entrepreneurial ventures, according to the residence hall’s web site.

“A lot of the students come in with the type of businesses you expect freshmen to have, like DJ businesses, lawn care. But students will take these concepts and build them while here,” Navis said.

Students in the program come from a wide range of majors and interests, from the social sciences to art to engineering. Many also choose to enter campus-wide entrepreneurial competitions, which have seen participant numbers double since the 2010-2011 school year, Navis said.

What if it does not work?

Dines said students who do not experience immediate results would likely be more successful in a traditional setting because of the skills they developed.

“You learn how to execute things, achievable goals; all these things translate into a better resume and a capability to succeed,” Dines said.

Olszewski also said students tend to assume

they know exactly what the market wants and do not run sufficient tests on their product.

“They don’t do enough market research and talking to potential customers,” Olszewski said.

He also said many of the students stay in touch and continue to network with each other and most are able to launch a business or product plan by the end of their undergraduate years.

Ali Randall is a board member of Student Business Incubator, a UW group providing student entrepreneurs with project space and networking opportunities. She said opportunities for entrepreneurs to get support are limited.

The Student Business Incubator had 13 applications for only three spots, she said.

“Our generation is so interested in doing our own thing and being creative. There isn’t pressure to join the corporate world right away,” Randall said.

Aziza Jones is a UW senior who started a business that bussed UW students to nearby ski resorts from campus. She said the biggest challenge of being a student running a company was time

management.“It is a balancing act,

launching a company and balancing school work. Things can get stressful, but you are never going to have enough time. But for me, that’s how I rationalize this; I can say I was young and I wanted to do this,” Jones said.

She said even if her business is not as successful as she envisioned, she learned a lot through the process about financial planning and adapting to the “little problems.”

Jones said she used the UW entrepreneurship clinic, which connected her to an off-campus mentor and networking opportunities. She plans to return to the clinic for help with employee contracts for the student ambassadors she will hire next fall.

Jones said starting a business is intimidating for everyone, especially students who often think they are not capable — but the end result is worth it.

“In some ways you really have to be able to see it; you have to be able to see yourself running the actual company and start connecting this with how you want to get there,” she said.

Julia JacobsonReporter

Experts debate ways to reduce city achievement gap

A panel of education experts offered insight into the best ways to combat the achievement gap in Madison Metropolitan School District at a community event held Monday.

The Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin hosted a panel discussion on the topic, worked to define the achievement gap

in Madison and explored various options for fi xing the problem.

UW professor of educational policy studies Harry Brighouse said the defi nition of the achievement gap in the U.S. has changed since the 1950s from a racially-based achievement gap to an income-based achievement gap.

“We’ve become more social segregated as we’ve gotten more racially integrated,” Brighouse said. “It is not

a surprise that higher incomes are closely related to educational success. Money makes a huge difference.”

Brighouse said a high income allows parents to “buy into” better school districts, spend more on tutoring and avoid large amounts of “poisonous stress” that lower income people have to deal with.

At a societal level, Brighouse was pessimistic about the U.S. and its commitment to address large

scale solutions to the problem but said there are several things districts could do to solve the problems of the gap.

“You can lengthen the school day and the school year,” Brighouse said. “The prime time for juvenile delinquency is between the hours of three and five in the afternoon. Schools can sometimes feel like prisons, but it’s better to be in them than out of them committing crimes.”

However, Gloria Ladson-

Billings, UW educational policy studies professor, was skeptical of “technocratic responses” such as making the school year or school day longer because if the students have a poor quality teacher or school, the longer day will not make a difference.

Ladson-Billings added closing the gap was less about the students and more about the system.

Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Daniel Nerad

released an 109-page plan, titled “Building Our Future: The Preliminary Plan for Eliminating Gaps in MMSD Student Achievement,” two months ago to combat the achievement gap.

The plan calls for spending $12.4 million next year on a new and existing strategies. The plan recommends adding an extra early morning class period for struggling students and developing an early warning system to identify such students.

Mike KujakState Legislature Editor

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CRIME in Brief FAHRENBROOK COURTBattery

Two Minnesota men were victims of a battery while standing on Fahrenbrook Ct. courtyard Sunday morning, according to a Madison Police report.

The report said the two victims were taken to a hospital early Sunday morning after one victim was knocked to the ground while being kicked and punched by several men.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he would not be surprised that some of the incidents were in a result of the Miffl in Street Block Party weekend.

Verveer also said, although he has no idea if the victims or suspects were involved in the block party, police reports said some victims in other locations were also from out of town.

COLLEGE COURTBattery

During a fight on College Court early Saturday morning, a 19-year old man was knocked unconscious, an MPD report said.

The report said there were two groups of men involved in this dispute. A friend of the victim reported two men in the

other group continuously kicked the victim after he was on the ground.

“While we do see periodic fights on campus, in general we do see campus as a safe place,” Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said.

Resnick said he believes the most diligent thing to do when one sees people, who are intoxicated or a bit too rowdy, the best course of action is to call the police department.

The police offers are trained to separate individuals before things do break out before any punches are actually thrown, Resnick said.

WEST WASHINGTONRobbery

After being held at gunpoint a 24-year old Minnesota woman was robbed of her cell phone early Sunday morning.

According to a Madison police report the woman was walking on the 700 block of W. Washington when a man approached her and asked to use her phone. When she tried to hand it to him, he knocked it from her hand and pulled a gun on her before stealing her phone and fl eeing the scene.

“The fights and the robbery obviously all happened over the

weekend either Friday or Saturday night and given the large number or people gathering at the block party, I do believe that they certainly could be a chance could be related to the party,” Verveer said.

MIFFLIN STREET

This year’s Mifflin Street Block Party resulted in fewer violent crimes this year, but more arrests, according to an MPD report.

The report said the total number of attendees at the block party was greatly reduced, with 5,000 estimated at the block party compared to 20,000 to 25,000 in 2011.

According to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain, Central District Captain Carl Gloede indicated when all the numbers were tallied there will be over 500 citations issued.

Most citations given out were for open intoxicants, followed by under age drinking, trespass, and depositing human waste, the MPD report said. Three hundred ninety-three people were arrested and cited as of 7 p.m. on May 5.

“At this point they are still pulling things together the final numbers,” DeSpain said.

expectations would also be helpful in the process.

UW history professor John Sharpless questioned how switching to a more market-based approach would improve the quality of teaching or the quality of faculty.

Lavigna responded the project’s goals were part

of the overall mission of UW. Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell added while funding was a separate challenge, the new system aims to make UW faculty better stewards of limited resources.

He said final recommendations for the HR project’s first phase will be released shortly, as teams will spend the

summer reviewing the changes before bringing them before campus again in September.

University Committee Chair Brad Barham added the implementation of the Administrative Excellence program, an effort to help UW save money through efficiency measures, will also begin in the upcoming fall semester.

FACULTY, from 1

Team, a team of police officers most responsible for conducting the tavern safety inspections.

“When [the CPT] have officers that leave due to promotions, injuries, or something of that matter, the number of cops available to do bar inspections is down and less bar inspections occur,” Verveer said.

Fiore agreed that there was no intent to focus more on the bars and that it is more a matter of how frequently the CPT is able to do tavern inspections in the midst of its other work.

“[Tavern inspections] are about 10-15 percent overall of what my team does, of how we spend our time, and it’s really visible,” Fiore said. “We hear it asked, that aren’t there more important things we should be doing and I would argue that it’s an important thing, but we do a lot of other things besides just work with the bars too.”

There are also some possible causes for certain bars, like Logan’s and Whiskey Jack’s, to have more citations that others. Fiore said the biggest ones are a tavern’s track record — a bar experiencing more frequent issues will get more frequent inspections and the overall capacity of a bar — the more crowded it is, the more likely an inspection will occur.

Van Ermen said certain bars would naturally receive more citations than others based on the type of people they typically bring in.

“The type of clientele would affect [the amount of citations],” Van Ermen said. “Certain bars attract a rowdier crowd and therefore tend to have to get the police involved more often.”

Verveer said there are bars that complain of being “picked on” by the police, saying they are inspected more often than others.

“I think it’s true that there are some campus bars that don’t have as many inspections,” Verveer said. “Some aren’t on the radar screen of the cops, and I think it depends on the issues the bar faces, the cooperation of their staff with the police, their track record and the overall capacity size.”

Both Verveer and Fiore stated there are defi nite times when tavern inspections are a higher priority for CPT. Verveer

said the beginning of the school’s spring semester lines up with the training time for new police officers, so tavern inspections are more routine.

Fiore said the beginning of the fall semester, especially because it involves the hype of football season, is also a major time for tavern inspections. Big events, such as the Mifflin Street Block Party, require more police vigilance on local taverns.

“The bars are experiencing a lot of turnover in their staff in the fall, so the bars are trying to train their teams and we have a new set of students, both underage and 21-year-olds, entering the bars at the new school year,” Fiore said. “So we try to be out there early and really work with the bars to be sure that we’re setting expectations.”

However, there seems to be a misconceived notion of how often tavern inspections occur. Fiore said his team of five officers spends much more time responding to calls, which sometimes bring them into the bars, than they do randomly inspecting bars. He said this is a matter of having to prioritize the work CPT does.

“Usually at a normal bar-time period, on a Friday or Saturday night … there are nine police officers to police the entire downtown district,” Fiore said. “This makes it critical to keep the bars managing themselves well because the bars do 98 percent of the work and they do a tremendous job and it’s a challenging job, but we must work well with them.”

Fiore said these challenges tavern staff face have heightened recently due to the easily obtainable, relatively cheap and extremely high quality fake IDs.

While Van Ermen said underage drinking becomes less of a problem for bars as the school year goes on, she added fake IDs have created a new challenge for bar employees that is hard to manage.

“We try to educate our bouncers on what looks real and what looks fake,” Van Ermen said. “We see more manufactured fake IDs than borrowed ones now and that makes it even tougher.”

While Fiore said he believes there has been a decrease in underage drinking over the past six to seven years, he

BARS, from 1 said it remains an issue for police staff and bars both to deal with. And while it is an important issue, he added there are other challenges the police must deal with at the same time.

Verveer said the overall number of bar citations does not reflect an increase in underage drinking and that the police have done a good job prioritizing when it comes to issues of underage drinking in the local bars.

“It’s critical that cops do routine inspections of bars to remind patrons that cops are around,” Verveer said. “What I’m not excited about is cops looking for 20-year-olds drinking beer when there are much more pressing issues to be deal with, like fi ghts or violence.”

Representatives from Logan’s and Whiskey Jack’s Saloon refused to comment on the citations.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHY

In response to the 4/6 news: Safer Miffl in met with mixed reviewsGuest

Miffl in a success in MPD’s eyes. Mo’ citations, mo’ Miffl in a success in MPD’s eyes. Mo’ citations, mo’ moneymoney

A roundup of some of the more thought-provoking (or thought-less) comments left on badgerherald.com

In response to the 4/6 news: Safer Miffl in met with mixed reviewsGuest

Either you knew people who lived on Miffl in and had a Either you knew people who lived on Miffl in and had a good time, or you didn’t and it wasn’t as good.good time, or you didn’t and it wasn’t as good.

Taylor NyeEditorial Page Editor

Vote informedHerald Editorial

Editorial Board opinions are crafted independently of news coverage.

With the Democratic primaries for the recall election at hand, it is more important than ever for students to educate themselves and vote.

Non-partisan organizations are set up to facilitate voting and offer valuable support. Groups like Madison Student Vote Coalition exist to get more students interested in the electoral process and can make sure you are registered correctly.

Make sure you are prepared to vote today. If you need to fi nd out where to vote, go to vpa.wi.gov, and you can learn about the candidates at wisconsinvote.org. It’s also

important to know you do not need a form of voter identifi cation to vote today.

Furthermore, have your affairs in order this summer for the gubernatorial recall election. If you need an absentee ballot, visit cityofmadison.com.

It is a rare occurrence that state politics are so evenly divided. With the polls tied up, it is crucial that students are informed in their voting. The upcoming recall election is of historical signifi cance, so make sure you go vote today and on June 5.

Signe BrewsterEditor-in-Chief

Adelaide BlanchardEditor-at-Large

Ryan RaineyManaging Editor

Jake BegunEditorial Board Member

Reginald YoungEditorial Page Content Editor

Vote BarrettToday, Wisconsinites

will kick off the fi nale to a year-long political crisis that has led the state to the fi rst gubernatorial recall election in its history. A short-lived primary campaign between four Democratic candidates has brought us to the conclusion that only one person is capable of defeating Gov. Scott Walker and bringing Wisconsin back to even-handed pragmatism after Walker’s radicalism.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has proven himself the most reasonable choice in a race otherwise stacked with reactionary candidates whose only concerns are undoing Walker’s blunders. Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk is the most unsettling of the choices voters face today. Her campaign has relied almost entirely on distracting the electorate from any issue that did not

earn her the endorsement of the state’s unions. Two other Democrats, Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma and Secretary of State Doug LaFollette, are niche candidates with a narrow knowledge base and lack of experience that disqualifi es them from consideration.

For University of Wisconsin students, this choice is obvious. While Walker and Falk sit on extreme ends of the debate over UW’s place in the state’s budget, Barrett realizes the university is, most importantly, an educational institution rather than a business or a public employment mill. Both Barrett and Falk speak in similar rhetorical terms about funding higher education, but Falk’s efforts to court the endorsement of many unions at UW has tied her hands behind her back, eliminating any sense

of tact. Barrett has fewer political alliances that could compromise his commitment to making UW more accessible to undergraduates while maintaining its quality of education.

Barrett also provides the most useful approach to solving the state’s labor discontent. As cause for supporting her, progressives who support Falk have cited her plan to veto the state’s budget if it does not contain collective bargaining. There is an easy answer to Falk’s proposal: Two wrongs do not make a right. Falk’s suggestion that she will practice obstructionist policy in line with the unsettling lack of democratic respect that has characterized Walker’s term should not be tolerated. It could also prove counterproductive and continue Walker’s reforms if her veto is overridden by an unruly legislative branch.

This election is not about Madison. If it were, we could easily elect Falk and feel no qualms. But the rest of the state is not as progressive as our city, and Barrett’s moderation is essential for Wisconsin.

The choice is simple. Students can either vote for a Dane County progressive who will burn bridges and positively fall to Walker, or they can choose a moderate leader who can help Wisconsin avoid being the joke of the nation.

In the likely event that Barrett wins the primary today, Republicans will continue their attacks that he has led Milwaukee, a city plagued by problems long before his arrival as mayor, into the ground. But we will always prefer a governor with a proven record of bipartisanship instead of one with tunnel-vision progressivism.

Despite critics, Miffl in successful

Take a study break, go vote

So this is my last article of the year. It has been interesting, as always, and I want to leave with a simple message: Go vote.

Today is the Democratic primary, and I have already endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as the candidate needed to take on Gov. Scott Walker. Agree or disagree, just make sure you get out there and vote.

All of this recalling has cost Wisconsin taxpayers millions of dollars, so the least you can do is take advantage of the opportunity to make your voice heard. Seriously, if you want to go elect a fake Democrat, do it. If you think former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, union-crusader, is the pure and vocal answer Wisconsin needs, get out there and vote for her.

When the dust settles tomorrow, we will be in the fi nal stretch of this year-long conversation about whether Gov. Scott Walker is the right answer for Wisconsin. And while today is a crucial step toward choosing Walker’s opponent, June 5 looms large as the ultimate event.

I am worried that with the recall election falling a few weeks into the summer, the student voice of the University of Wisconsin may be diluted. So make sure to take the time out of your busy day of internships, sun tanning or enjoying an adult beverage on the Terrace and cast your vote on June 5.

The voter ID bill has been stalled in the courts, with an offi cial ruling likely taking up to a year. So don’t worry about having to learn any new rules; if you have ever voted before, expect the same. If this is your fi rst time casting a vote, check out the Government Accountability Board’s website for details on how to register. Again, don’t let it deter you; it really is not that diffi cult, I promise.

I thought the vocal response to the crackdown on Miffl in was terrifi c. I heard from a variety of people with a variety of opinions giving very reasonable and articulate stances on what they thought needed to be done. Take that same enthusiasm for your right to party — or right to stay safe — and apply it the elections. Don’t let the recall election pass you by because “it doesn’t affect you,” or “your vote doesn’t matter.” Those just are not true.

The two elections over the next month are an historic turning point for the state of Wisconsin, one way or the other. We are supposed to be the best and brightest, the future of this state, and we need to make sure our voice is heard loud and clear in these elections.

So take a study break today, and what I hope is a laying-by-the-pool break in June, and cast your vote. The results of the elections are going to have a profound impact on the face of Wisconsin in years to come. We showed once again last Saturday just how hard we can play; now let’s show the state how involved we are in the hard work, too.

John Waters ( [email protected]) is a junior majoring in journalism.

John WatersStaff Writer

On Saturday, thousands of students gathered at the Miffl in Street Block Party before the dark clouds of fi nals descend upon us.

Some negative responses have been surfacing about Saturday. Police Chief Noble Wray told the Wisconsin State Journal he didn’t “think in any measure this could be considered a success.” University of Wisconsin senior Nicole Halpern told The Badger Herald she thought it was the worst Miffl in she ever had experienced.

The only way the Madison Police Department would ever use the word “success” to describe the block party would be if it ceased to exist. As the State Journal reports, Wray called for a downsize and eventual end to the party last month. Yes, last year was out of hand, but we proved this year that violence is the exception, not the norm.

And as for attendees who thought it was a “bad”

Miffl in, I do not remember anything bad about it, other than those who were unlucky enough get ticketed. I did not see any sulking or disappointed faces on Saturday. Students showed up. Students had fun. Sure, there may have been less than last year, but if you are with a fun group of friends, does it really matter if you are surrounded by 4,000 or 20,000 people you don’t know?

And surely, we can expect people like Wray to naively claim the decline in attendance is symptomatic of the approaching end of Miffl in. But in reality, there was still a signifi cant number of students in attendance. There also was a great number in other places, like Langdon Street and other parties all over campus.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam told the State Journal, “It certainly was an improvement in terms of no stabbings. It’s a low bar, but we made the bar.” No, Lori, we made the bar; do not include yourself. Your “don’t go” video showed students you would rather have us at home knitting sweaters than making fond memories with friends. And of course we made the bar; it seems as though Miffl in

critics do not understand last year was an extreme aberration. Well, now they have proof that it was.

That being said, I hold nothing against those who did not go to Miffl in, and neither should any of those in attendance. No one should ostracize those who chose not to go, just like no one should criticize those who went. Different strokes for different folks, and all of

them are acceptable. Mayor Paul Soglin told

the State Journal last month his goal is to “keep downsizing it every year to get to the point where there will be no block party.” Yeah, that’s pretty obvious

from how half-heartedly he tried to fi nd a solution to make this year’s Miffl in successful.

The reality is Miffl in is going to continue to happen. This year did not suck, like MPD and other administrators hoped. No one got stabbed. There were not any violent crimes. Students went out, had fun and de-stressed before fi nals.

All that’s left is for the city to learn what worked and what did not this year. And realistically, discussion for next year should begin now. Planning efforts by the city to make Miffl in successful, like a failed attempt at fi nding a sponsor, fell through this year, resulting in the city taking the simple, but costly approach of increased police presence. If Madison offi cials truly want to ensure the event is successful for everyone, they need to start a dialogue a year in advance to reduce costs and ensure safety.

We have shown Miffl in is not the stain critics proclaim it to be. It’s far from dead.

Reginald Young ([email protected]) is a junior majoring in legal studies and Scandinavian studies.

Reginald YoungEditorial Content Editor

In response to the 4/6 news: Badgers Against Racism rally protests ʻCinco de Miffl inʼ themeGuest

ASM members got so much done this semester! They ASM members got so much done this semester! They made student leadership into a mockery, they .. oh made student leadership into a mockery, they .. oh crap.. I can’t think of anything else.. shoot.crap.. I can’t think of anything else.. shoot.

• “If you are registered to vote in Madison but have left Madison with the intention of returning, you may vote from the address at which you are registered to vote in Madison via absentee ballot.”

• “If you have left Madison with no intention of returning, you will need to register and vote in your new municipality once you have been there long enough to establish residency.”

Absentee votingIf you are leaving town for the summer, here are some guidelines to follow in voting in the June 5 election, ac-cording to the City of Madison:

For more information, visit:cityofmadison.com/election/absenteeVoting

In response to the 4/6 column: Falk not viable governor, Barrett best optionGuest

Taylor NyeEditorial Page Editor

Editorial Board opinions are crafted independently of news coverage.

Signe BrewsterEditor-in-Chief

Alex BrousseauEditorial Board Chairman

Adelaide BlanchardEditor-at-Large

Ryan RaineyManaging Editor

Jake BegunEditorial Board Member

Reginald YoungEditorial Page Content Editor

Democrats against Falk. Is this part of the WAR ON Democrats against Falk. Is this part of the WAR ON WOMEN?WOMEN?

In response to the 4/2 column: Madison leaders not so exemplaryGuest

Any person who uses ‘curmudgeonly’ in an article gets Any person who uses ‘curmudgeonly’ in an article gets a big ‘thumbs-up’ in my book.a big ‘thumbs-up’ in my book.

And realistically, discussion for next year should begin

now. Planning efforts by the city to make Mifflin successful,

like a failed attempt at finding a sponser,

fell through this year, resulting in the city

taking the simple, but costly approach of increased police

presence.

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ArtsEtc.ArtsEtc.ArtsEtc. EditorLin [email protected]

The Badger Herald | Arts | Tuesday, May 8, 20127

College Life

Follow ArtsEtc. throughout this week for all of our five-part

series

MondayCreation and controversy

TuesdayCasting and production

WednesdayReception, reality and

response (pt. 1)

ThursdayReception, reality and

response (pt. 2)

FridayWhere are they now?

[An oral history]

Interviews have been edited, condensed and arranged by topic to allow a coherent story to emerge.

LOREEN STEVENS (independently contracted casting director): I think that you always want to have your archetypes. You know, everyone sort of fits into some sort of representation. But when I’m casting, I’m always looking for relatable and likeable.

JORDAN ELLERMAN (cast member): Well, I was living in Lakeshore dorms, and I got dropped in Jorn, which is like overflow housing. I was trying to get into another school, so I signed up a little late. I fi rst moved in and there was a dude living there; his name was John. He had done a video submission over the summer and he kind of told me about it.

LOREEN STEVENS: I can speak in general terms about what my audition process was like. You know, usually we’ll have some sort of questionnaire, and then the

person comes in, somewhere. It can be — these were self-made videos, and then there are callbacks.

ANDREA ENDRIES (cast member): When I did get involved ... I was walking toward the Union and they just came outside and stopped me and were like, “Are you a freshman? Would you like to audition for this show we’re doing?” And I had not heard about it; I had no idea what was going on.

LOREEN STEVENS: You could ask the most general questions, and it’s really like people shine on camera or they don’t. Even if they had the most interesting story the world has ever known — “The Lord himself walked the earth” — if they don’t have a personality that kind of, you know, pops, for lack of a better word, people can’t tune in. There’s just this certain magic that certain people have, and generally speaking people that are good for reality TV have performace in their background.

JOSH HICKSON (cast member): Andrea was the one who auditioned for the show and like, got on it, and since I was around her so much ... they wanted to hear my side of the story, so then they gave me a camera.

DAVID WEXLER (show creator, writer,

producer): It was a lot of footage. We would shoot on mini DV tape. These new cameras had come out — I think they were Panasonic cameras — they were HD cameras but they still shot on mini DV tape. We gave each person a mini camera package. It had a nice lens, a camera, a microphone that would just kind of clip onto the camera and as much tape as they wanted.

JOSH HICKSON: They edited to make a lot more drama than really was happening. Obviously it’s MTV, and that’s what they were going for. But it wasn’t that bad.

DAVID WEXLER: Two hours of doing your math homework isn’t really beneficial to anyone. But if you meet with a teacher and do this and this and this, it’s benefi cial. So, right, we taught them not to just roll camera and talk with their friends for two hours. They got better — by the end it was old hat for them.

JORDAN ELLERMAN: I saw every episode before it aired, and I got to OK all of the footage. We did do that; we’d shoot footage, we’d turn it in and we’d kind of sift through all this footage and kind of explain what was going on to the producer. And they’d just give us pointers, like, “Oh, when you go to talk to this person about this, you should tell them this.” Or, “Maybe you should fi lm that.”

DAVID WEXLER: I think more at the beginning there was a little more hands-on, “How do you do this.” But no, I remember, you’d meet with students and they’d have a whole stack of waivers and camera footage and we’d have to clear it all, stuff like that.

JORDAN ELLERMAN: They stopped pretty early on — at least for me — trying to get me to do things, trying to tell me, like, “Oh, well you should do this.” They stopped that after a couple weeks because I would just not do it on purpose because I didn’t want to do something just because they said.

DAVID WEXLER: And then we’d, I think, actually mail the tapes to New York where we were cutting the whole thing. We had a whole team in New York working on it, and we had some producers working on it in New York. So that was it — you’d just kind of edit the stories together for the half hour and see how it played out, and then you’d screen episodes. That was the situation.

JORDAN ELLERMAN: That one episode where I’m really drunk and on the floor, I was iffy about it when the guy showed me, and I told him, “I don’t know about this, I gotta talk to my parents and think about it for a night.” And he was like, “Yeah, OK, get back to me before the end of the week, you

MTV casting and producers cherry-picked ingredients for entertaining show

More than food at neat eats on near east side

Why is it that, despite vast differences in culture, the experience of creating and consuming good food seems to be universal? I believe the act of sharing good food bridges all cultures and communication barriers. Picture yourself in any restaurant, anywhere in the world, sharing a dish with someone outside your culture who does not speak a word of your language. He leans forward, takes a bite, closes his eyes, and a soft “mmmm” escapes his lips. And you know exactly what he means because you’ve just done the same.

So when I started sharing this concept with others, asking them where it is that they have experienced the deepest connection with others through food, I wasn’t a bit surprised when nearly every person I spoke with pointed me to the Near East Side. But I wanted to know, what is it about the Willy Street area, its restaurants and overall vibe that make people feel as though their dining experiences there are so authentic? What I found may surprise you, just as it surprised me. I’ll give you a hint: It’s not about the food.

Monty’s Blue Plate DinerLocated right across the

street from the Barrymore Theater, Monty’s is the diner that most people mentioned when I asked their favorite place to grab breakfast. Yes, the Blue Plate Special Omelet was orgasmic (a delicious mix of bacon, avocado and Wisconsin eggs

and cheese), but more often than not, the people I spoke with touted the restaurant’s thoughtfulness as the most important factor in choosing to eat there.

While I’m wolfing down my omelet, my waitress explains what’s so great about Monty’s: “Well, yes, we use local produce, but that’s becoming increasingly common now, so it’s more than that. Our coffee’s fair trade. We have vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free meals. Umm, our menu is printed in braille.” She laughs. “That’s pretty cool. Oh, and we own our own chickens.” They own their own chickens.

Mother Fool’s Coff eehouseIf you’ve spent any time

on Willy Street, you know Mother Fool’s as the coffee shop with the rotating mural wall. Acting as a blank canvas for local and international artists alike, Mother Fool’s goes beyond its famous vegan

baked goods to feature non-traditional art and inspire community creativity.

After spending some time admiring Brazilian artist Panmela Castro’s new mural, I wander inside to check out the current display, local artist Shelly VonGlahn’s “This is What Democracy Looks Like.” I ask the girl working the counter about the art, and she tells me the display is meant to remind people of the upcoming recall election. She said during the protests Motherfool’s took hundreds of mugs of hot coffee and baked goods to protesters, keeping them warm and well-fed during overnight demonstrations.

Clearly not afraid to be political, Mother Fool’s is also an activist for sustainability. One of the few places in Madison that does so, Mother Fool’s publishes its energy usage numbers for public record: In 2011, the coffee shop ran on 46.2 percent

wind power. Mother Fool’s also gives away free coffee grounds for gardeners to help reduce the shop’s contribution to landfi lls.

The Willy Street Co-opCommunity owned,

the Co-op is not only a grocery store that sells local organic produce, but is also a community leader in nutritional education. I will let its members speak for themselves:

“Last week I made my own compost bin from an article they posted on Facebook on how to be greener. A compost bin. Never would have thought to make one on my own.” -Rick

“I think you can enjoy food more when you make conscious choices about where that food comes from, whether or not it has additives, how to cook that food best, that sort of thing, and I’ve learned all of that through classes here.” -Karen

“It’s not about the food, you know; it’s about feeling like you’re part of a community. There’s always someone to talk to outside, always someone playing the guitar or singing or promoting their cause; you always see people you know. It’s nice.” -Michael

What I ultimately learned from my trips to Monty’s, Mother Fool’s and the Co-op is people want more from their food than just a delicious meal. Education, politics and environmental sustainability were three topics customers mentioned as crucial parts of their decisions to dine at each place.

While it wasn’t the food that transcended culture, the values expressed by Willy Street diners can also be found across borders. If nothing else, this should remind us of the importance of being conscious about the values of the companies we, as consumers, choose to patronize.

Willy Street area restaurants appeal to diners’ sense of taste, sensibility

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Mastering summer barbecue basics for better health

Summer is just around the corner, and that means grilling season. Sometimes the foods we eat at barbecues are not the healthiest, but that does not have to be the case. Read below for some great ideas on how to throw the perfect healthy grill-out.

Go lean Most everyone is familiar

with the go-to of grilling: the hamburger patty. But if made from standard ground beef, hamburgers are high in saturated fat — sometimes as high as 30 percent of their calories. Saturated fat intake should be limited because high consumption is linked to cardiovascular disease and obesity.

It is easy to cut out the saturated fat content of your meat. Ground beef is sold by

the fat percentage. By choosing “lean” or “extra lean” ground meats, you can decrease the amount of saturated fat in your burgers and provide a healthier option for your family and friends.

Rethink the meat Other types of meat naturally

have lower saturated fat values than beef and are easily incorporated into grilling fare. Hotdogs and burger patties can be made from turkey varieties, and bratwurst has a less traditional turkey and chicken variety. Be sure to read the nutrition label to make sure these items are still lean choices that contain an acceptable amount of calories and less than fi ve grams of saturated fat.

Get fi shy If you really want to pump

up the nutritional value of your grilled meal, think about switching your meat to fi sh or seafood. These items are often lower in calories and saturated fat and high in protein and essential vitamins and minerals like vitamin D, iodine and zinc.

In addition, some fi sh like salmon, trout and albacore

tuna are very high in omega-3 fatty acids, which studies show reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.

No buns about it When it comes to buying

buns for your barbeque, always choose a whole grain option. These grains are higher in fi ber, vitamins and minerals and make for an easy, nutritious addition to a grilled meal. Or, consider really savoring the fl avor of the meat and go bun-less.

Do the salad right Mayonnaise-based salads

have been a long-lived staple at American grill-outs and picnics, but these dishes too are high in fat and can be a breeding ground for bacteria if not kept cold.

So before you grab the recipe for grandma’s special mayonnaise dressing, think about incorporating a healthier option like oil-based vinaigrettes or low-fat yogurt-based dressings. Choosing these items instead of mayonnaise can help increase the nutrient density of your dish in addition to lowering the overall calorie content.

Cut out the calories in dessert When you’re ready for

dessert, there’s an easy way to keep the calories low and boost the nutrient content.

Grilled fruit is a fun way to incorporate a nutritious and delicious dessert into any party. Fruits like pineapple, melon and strawberries can easily be grilled on a skewer and enjoyed by everyone. Try marinating them in balsamic vinegar, drizzling with honey or sprinkling with cinnamon for an added blast of fl avor.

Be safe! The incidence of foodborne

illness spikes during the summer months because of the number of cases linked to undercooked meats. Check out usda.gov for more information on grill safety, like how to grill meat to the proper internal temperature.

Now, the next time you throw a barbeque, you will be ready to offer a healthy and delicious spread for your family and friends.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email the column at [email protected].

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This week’s recipe is my favorite grilling marinade. I usually divide it between two re-sealable bags, one for chicken and one for vegetables, and let the food marinate in the fridge.

Grilling Marinade Yield: 3 cups (kabobs for 6)

1 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup mustard

1 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well and divide between two re-sealable bags. To one bag, add your favorite chopped meat (chicken, pork, lamb or beef all work well). To the other bag, add your favorite vegetables (chopped red onions, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes work well).

Seal bags and let meat and vegetables marinate in the refrigerator for 4-24 hours. Once desired marinate time has been reached, arrange the meat and vegetables on skewers and grill to proper internal temperature.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

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years later, he returned to Wisconsin in 2002 for the opportunity to coach at UW.

Now at his 10-year mark as the head coach of Wisconsin, Eaves has already recreated some of the success he enjoyed as a player.

Boasting a 209-156-44 career record through those 10 years, a national championship in 2006 — only four years into his tenure at UW — a title run in 2010 that fell one game short and Wisconsin’s first Hobey Baker recipient that same year in Blake Geoffrion, Eaves added to Wisconsin’s formidable hockey history once again, this time as a coach.

“It’s interesting as a player; when you win, you’re so emotionally bound in that,” Eaves said. “When we won in ’77, from the time I realized we won the game, because it was in overtime, ‘til we got out of the locker room, I don’t remember being on the ice. I was so euphorically high.

“People show me pictures, and I have no recollection. It’s because we were goofy. … As a player you’re going bananas, but as a coach you want to look every guy in the eye and hug them and thank them and your staff and your coaches because there’s a satisfaction of obtaining a goal. It’s a big difference, and I’ve been blessed to be able to experience both.”

But that’s not to say Eaves has not faced his fair share of challenges.

With the 2011-12 season being such a landmark as his 10th year as coach, certainly a 17-18-2

record with a 10th place conference finish was a bit lackluster. With 20 of his 26 players being underclassmen, youth was a tough obstacle for the Badgers to overcome throughout the season. While the end of the season showed promise — especially for what’s to come next season — the tremendous amount of youth was largely a result of the early departures plaguing college hockey.

Players have the option of leaving even after a year to pursue professional endeavors if they want. And unfortunately for Eaves and coaches around the league, there is not much of a solution other than hoping a player wants to keep playing in college and fi nish not only their collegiate career, but also their college degree.

Coaches can make or break teams. Athletes either love or hate them; there is not much of a middle ground. When it comes to Eaves, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single negative comment about the lifelong Badger.

“Working with him was, … for me, the masters in coaching,” Mark Osiecki, a former UW assistant coach under Eaves and current head coach at OSU, said. “I learned a tremendous amount of hockey knowledge from him, and it was a great working experience for me.

“I think his management of time was outstanding. I think his communication with us as a staff and with his players was outstanding, and then there’s the hockey side. Obviously as a player, Mike is a tremendous player — gifted offensively,

someone who worked hard for everything he obtained in hockey.”

Even his players describe his love for the game and the energy he continues to bring to it on a daily basis — almost as if he were still a player.

“It’s been cool being here with him as our coach,” freshman goaltender Joel Rumpel said. “He defi nitely brings a kind of new perspective to the game. He just loves showing up to the rink every day. I guess the guys on our team just kind of feed off that. He’s so energetic with everything in the sport, so it’s nice to have that energy in the room.”

While he wants to put together winning teams, Eaves also cares about shaping his players into adults, giving them important life lessons they can take with them to the pros or wherever they may go, much as if they were his own children.

“I think the things that juice us up on a personal level with these young men is to see their growth,” Eaves said. “We go through struggles. We fall in mud together; we pick each other up and brush each other off. But to their growth while they’re here, and probably the true measuring stick … is five years after they graduate.

“Where are they then, what are they doing, are they successful people then? That’s really good feedback; that’s the delayed gratification of being a coach/parent. A lot of days you don’t see all your hard work [until years later] because the seeds have been planted but they don’t come to fruition.”

conference. “It’s been fun being in the conversation about winning the Big Ten, but Michigan made some huge strides this weekend and we understand that, but there’s still a lot of exciting things that can happen. So the team’s really focused on ‘Can we just play great on the road at Nebraska and give ourselves a chance to keep playing?’”

Healy attributed the Badgers’ success this season to the team’s strong desire to keep winning. The smaller recruiting classes have limited UW’s ability to rely on young talent to win, something Healy says is a testament to the hard work this team has put in to improve.

“I think their success really is about them wanting to be great,” Healy said. “So in building the program, of course, we’re going to keep recruiting and bringing in great student-athletes, but we haven’t brought in a huge class yet. To make improvements at this point, it’s just all due to the current student-athletes really having a hunger and

desire and putting the work in.”

The tight-knit, family-like atmosphere of the team has also been key to the team’s success. According to Healy, the players are able to put in the difficult individual work and hold each other responsible for their actions.

By putting together a winning streak that now stands as a new program record, this Wisconsin team has started to set a higher standard for the program’s future. UW has already improved on its 2011 record — the fi rst year under Healy — by three games.

“I think that we’re in a great position right now, and it’s something that we have to keep taking a step back and enjoying because the more you win, the more you want to win,” Healy said. “The better the team plays, the more quickly you want it all to happen.”

The Badgers will end the regular season with a road trip to Nebraska, a series that starts with a doubleheader Friday and wraps up the final game Saturday.

Going into the final

weekend, the Badgers are tied for fourth with Nebraska in the conference standings.

“It’s going to be a long road trip, and they’re undefeated at home,” Healy said. “So they’re a great program, and I think it’s no better way for us to close out the season.”

With an array of close games this season, UW’s 33 wins have not come easily. But for Healy, it’s indicative of the team’s style and was to be expected for a Badger squad that relied on getting wins out of hard-fought games.

For the head coach, the high stakes finish this year is a fitting way to conclude the regular season.

“We’ve said it all year long to all of them that they like to come from behind and have these great comeback wins, and they like to make it exciting and down to the wire,” she said. “I said, ‘How would this team do it any other way than actually leave it up to your last games on the road to see whether we’re going to keep playing.’ And that drama has been there all year, so I didn’t expect anything less.”

In a much publicized decision, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball chose to stay at UW for his senior season despite having a chance to leave early for the NFL. However, college football as a whole still boasts only a 69 percent graduation success rate.

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three freshman and two sophomores, recently declared its intention to enter the 2012 NBA draft.

And with a similar graduation rate, it would not be absurd to hypothesize that many football players consider their college game similarly.

Point is, many college football and basketball players do not consider their education to be the No. 1 priority and that, already, is enough of a reason to start thinking big-time sports and higher education should start going their separate ways.

If college players get paid, it would send a rather confusing message about why these athletes should earn a seat at a school over some other qualifi ed student. How much sense does it make to allow people to attend a school

for free, pay them on top of it and watch them leave without a degree? Doesn’t seem to make much — if any.

The logical thing to do is transform the college game into an independent developmental/minor league system, where nobody has to worry about the hurdles of improper benefi ts and be compensated properly. Meanwhile, universities can focus on educating those who enrolled specifi cally to receive that education.

Admittedly, that would devastate the map of American sports. Unfortunately, replacing the college game with minor leagues would not be possible.

Baseball provides a great example why. Fans only pay close attention to the major leagues and college — not the minor league teams — because

the majors represent the sport’s top fl ight and college represents this noble ideal of amateurs playing for the love of the game rather than the love of paychecks.

Minor league teams cannot satisfy either of those ideals in the world of spectator sports, and thus America would lose two of its most popular theaters of entertainment.

But I do not see how higher education will be able to keep providing a venue for big-time sports. They’re opposing ideas and sooner or later one of them will have to give up to the other.

Elliot is a senior majoring in journalism and philosophy, but you haven’t seen the last of him just yet. He’ll be back for a fi nal round next fall. You can send your complaints or applause to [email protected].

HUGHES, from 10

SOFTBALL, from 10

EAVES, from 10

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Standing at about 5-foot-10, Mike Eaves, 55, is not intimidating in stature. He will be the first to make jokes about his physical appearance, which does not bear the extreme marks of a former hockey player — no noticeable missing teeth and no telltale crooked nose that was broken one time too many.

Looking at him, you would not guess the history behind the man; you would not assume he has won a national championship for Wisconsin as a player and a coach nor would you think that he is the head coach of one of the most storied collegiate hockey programs even talking with him. Based on his story, he’s a supremely humble man.

From Badger standout to head coach

Growing up north of the border in Windsor, Ontario, with a hockey coach for a dad, deciding to lace up the skates was an easy choice for Eaves.

“I can remember five years old, being on a pond,

skating around,” Eaves said. “With my dad being a coach and a teacher, if you wanted to be with dad, where’d you hang out? At the rinks. We were stick boys, [and] we got tape for the guys at the end of practice. When we were a little older, we could go on the ice with the university guys, which was a thrill, to shoot on the big goalies and stuff.

“It’s been our teacher. Through hockey we learned about life — the tough times, the good times, the discipline, hard work, the joy of being with a team when you win. It’s been our path of learning about life. It’s been a big part of our family’s life.”

As he grew older and college hockey became more and more of a reality, Eaves found himself deciding between Michigan and Wisconsin. He was never able to make it to a game in Madison, and admitted he was almost completely sold on Michigan before setting foot on Wisconsin’s campus.

The final, decision-making factor was simply the unique feel of Madison. Despite never seeing the Badgers play with his own eyes, Eaves committed to UW.

“If I hadn’t promised Wisconsin that I was going to come on a visit, I would have said I’m coming [to Michigan],” Eaves said. “I had to come after my season; there was no ice in the Coliseum, never saw a game. My knowledge of college

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Eaves matches success on ice as coach

Before becoming the head coach at Wisconsin, Mike Eaves enjoyed an illustrious career as a forward for the Badgers, accumulating a program-record 267 points throughout his career.

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hockey was limited basically from growing up in Canada. I didn’t know a lot about [head coach Bob Johnson].

“What was the deal breaker was walking up to the top of Observatory Drive by [Liz Waters] … and

looking down at the lake and thinking ‘Man, this is beautiful.’ I remember thinking to myself that even if I didn’t play hockey, I would be happy here.”

From 1974-78, Eaves became one of Wisconsin’s

most prolific forwards, amassing a program-record 267 points through 160 games in his career at UW. In his junior and senior seasons he earned All-American honors and a national title in 1977 to add to his list of

accomplishments.After dabbling in the NHL

for several years both as a player and a coach, Eaves was not quite done with his alma mater yet. Twenty-four

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Despite the two straight losses, second baseman Whitney Massey (2) fi nished 4-for-7 on the weekend, exploding in the second game with three RBIs while also scoring a run. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

UW softball looks for strong finish

Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Wisconsin softball team is hoping to bounce back from a diffi cult weekend as it reflects on what has been a largely successful season so far.

The Badgers (33-17, 12-8 in conference) lost both games of a doubleheader to the nationally ranked Michigan Wolverines this weekend.

The first game went smoothly for starting pitcher Cassandra Darrah until the third inning, when

she gave up four straight singles followed by a grand slam to put Michigan up 5-0. UW scored one run late in the game, but it was not enough to overcome the Wolverines’ lead.

The Badgers scored their run on an RBI double by Mary Massei. Karla Powell began the inning with a single, and Maggie Strange then went into the game to run for Powell. She advanced on a sacrifi ce bunt by Maria Van Abel before Massei drove her in.

The second game was closer as the Badgers fell behind 3-0 early but were able to come back and take a

4-3 lead in the third inning. But Michigan tacked on four unanswered runs to end the game with a 7-4 win.

Whitney Massey led the Badgers in hitting in both games. She went 2-for-4 with one run and three RBIs in the second game, just after going 2-for-3 in the first. Kendall Grimm also contributed by finishing 3-for-4 and scoring two runs.

Wisconsin had a chance at retribution taken away when the scheduled series finale Sunday was postponed due to inclement weather.

Michigan’s wins this weekend continued its dominant performance in

conference play, and the Wolverines’ 15-5 conference record is good enough for fi rst place in the Big Ten.

But the Badgers are not focusing on the losses this weekend because of the deciding games they have ahead of them. Wisconsin is on the bubble of making the postseason, and this weekend will be the team’s final push to qualify for the playoffs.

“From a focus standpoint, [the postseason is] what the team’s focusing on,” head coach Yvette Healy said in her Monday press

After dropping pair to Wolverines, Badgers face critical road matchup with Nebraska

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Sports, higher ed don’t mix

It’s become clear to me that big-time sports and higher education just do not go together.

The debate of paying college players is not at all a new issue. For a while, the dispute aged like vinegar, and the dialogue barely ever changed.

But recently there has been a fresh injection of argumentative fodder into the feud. Last October, the NCAA began allowing schools to subsidize more than the tuition, room and board, books and fees of their student-athletes. Nowadays, athletes can receive an additional $2,000 dollars in spending money on top of everything else.

Also that month, The Atlantic published a fascinating article, titled “The Shame of College Sports,” which spearheaded an argument that there are plenty of people (universities and coaches included) profi ting off the hard work of Division I football and men’s basketball athletes.

Meanwhile, the tyrannical NCAA bars student-athletes from receiving anything that could possibly be construed as preferential treatment. They are not even allowed to sell their own personal memorabilia for profi t.

And today, the compensation debate is about to collide with the ballooning health concerns of football in the next Slate/Intelligence Squared live debate series, which will feature authors Malcolm Gladwell and Buzz Bissinger arguing

for college football’s demise and former NFL defensive lineman Tim Green and sportswriter Jason Whitlock arguing for the game’s preservation.

And the more I think about it, the more I believe big-time American sports need to restructure themselves. College football, as well as men’s basketball, have simply gotten too big for their britches. Baseball and men’s hockey are arguably similar as well, since both get televised regularly and sell plenty of merchandise, though they come nowhere near as close as football and basketball.

It’s hard to go on justifying why suit-and-tie types can make a lucrative living off college athletes, who produce the product in demand in the fi rst place. A free college education (not to mention the free room and board, books and other fees) is an incalculable piece of compensation that many sportswriters frequently and frustratingly overlook, but it can’t be denied that players deserve a piece of the revenue when their jerseys are sold in university stores and their likenesses used in video games.

But there’s another side of the story many people choose to forget. It can be argued student-athletes, to a lesser extent, exploit universities as well. The NCAA announced in October that only 68 percent of the 2004 freshmen men’s basketball class graduated, while 69 percent of the football class earned a degree.

It’s obvious that many basketball players use the college game as just a go-between to the NBA. The entire starting lineup of national champion Kentucky, which featured

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